english vocab Flashcards

(40 cards)

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Commiserated

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V. Express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize.

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Ostentatiously

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N. Showy display of wealthy and luxury; designed to impress.

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Ferocious

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Adj. Savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.

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4
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Scrib/ Script

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Write

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5
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Liter

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Letter

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6
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Litig

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Dispute, quarrel, sue

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7
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Leg/ Lig/ Lect

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Choose, gather

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8
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Leg/ Lect

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Read

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9
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Leg

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Law

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10
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Lig

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Bind

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String/ Strict

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Bind

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12
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Stimul

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Rouse

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13
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Pung/ Punct

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Point, prick

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14
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Pugn/ Oug

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Fight, fist

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15
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Futility

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N. Pointlessness or uselessness.

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Pretense

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N. An attempt to make something that is not the case appear true.

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17
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Languished

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V. (Of a person, animal, or plant); grow weak.

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Seethed

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V. (Of a liquid) bubble up as a result of being boiled.

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Emanations

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N. An abstract but perceptible thing that issues or originates from a source.

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Fanatical

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Adj. Filled with excessive or single-minded zeal.

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Earnestness

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N. Sincere and intense conviction.

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Affront

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N. An action or remark that causes outrage or offence.

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Sacrilege

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N. Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred.

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Insensate

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Adj. Lacking physical sensation.

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Indiscriminate
Adj. Done at random or with careful judgement.
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Defilement
N. The action of defiling or the state of being defiled.
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Fracas
N. A noisy disturbance or quarrel.
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Laden
Adj. Heavily loaded or weighed down.
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Stolid
Adj. (Of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
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Peevish
Adj. Easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.
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Preempted
V. Take action in order to prevent (an anticipated event) from happening; forestall.
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Romped
V. (Especially of a child or animal) play rough and energetically.
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Malice
N. The intention or desire to do evil; ill will.
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Trifled
V. Treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect.
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Supplication
N. The action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly.
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Gait
N. A person's manner of walking.
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Deftly
Adv. In a way that is neatly skillful and quick in movement.
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Wanton
Adj. (Of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked.
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Fetid
Adj. Smelling extremely unpleasant.
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Commenced
V. Begin; Start.